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The much-anticipated return of Henning Mankell’s brilliant, brooding detective Kurt Wallander. Håkan von Enke, a retired naval officer, disappears during a walk in a forest near Stockholm. Wallander is not officially involved in the investigation, but he is personally affected—von Enke is his... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Kurt Wallander: Detective
- Linda: Wallander daughter
- Louise Von Enke: Hakan wife has my been a spy for the Russians and language teacher
- Hakan Von Enke: Former commander swedish navy officer
- Ytterberg: Chief inspector in stockholm police officer
- Mona: Wallander wife
- Sten Nordlander: Hakan close friend
- Hans Von Enke: Son of Hakan and boyfriend of linda
- Jussi: Wallander dog
- Klara: Linda daughter
- Haan Von Enke: Good Book
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- Lennart Mattson: New chief of police
- Martinsson: Wallander partner detective
- Atkins
- Olof Palme: prime minister
- Hahn Von Enke
- George Talboth: An american CIA
- Signe Von Enke: Hakan secret daughter handicap
- Asta Hagberg
- Baiba
- Milberg: Wallander ex-girlfriend dead of cancer
- Hermann Eber: enter sweden illegally came for political asylum from east germany.
- Fanny Klarstrom: 84 years old retire old waitress
- Kristina Magnusson
- Rydberg: wallander colleagues deceased
- Boris
- Hdkan Von Enke
- Wennerstrom
- Andersson
- Erlander
- Hikan Von Enke
- Igor Kirov
- Markaryd
- Karlskrona
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“New love might replace an earlier love, but the old love is always there, no matter what. You live your life on two levels, probably to avoid falling through without a trace if a hole appears in one of them.”
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“But dreams can be of value even if you don’t have an opportunity to turn them into reality.’”
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“Behind every person there's always somebody else.”
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“History isn’t just something that’s behind us, it’s also something that follows us.”
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Despite everything, I’ve tried to take responsibility for my life, and not merely allowed it to float away at the mercy of whatever current came along.
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Outward appearances are something you should nearly always ignore.
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What scared him more than anything else was an old age spent simply waiting to die, a time when nothing of what had been his life was still possible.
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We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings.
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There was no going back in life, even if he were naïve enough to wish that was possible. It was not possible to take even one step backward.
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I intend to die with a bottle of champagne by my bed. I’ll drink a toast to the fact that despite everything, I was able to experience the singular adventure of being born, living, and one day disappearing into the darkness once again.”
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He looked down into the swirling water and thought about how his life was now centered increasingly on recalling things from the past that he now realized he missed.
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He was who he was, he finally concluded. A man, good at his job, even astute. All his life he had tried to be part of the forces of good in this world, and if he had failed, well, he wasn’t the only one. What else could a person do but try his best?
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For the first time, I have to acknowledge the limitations imposed by my age and my depleted strength, he ended the message. I’ve never done that before. I’m not forty years old anymore, and I have to reconcile myself to the fact that time past will never return. I think that’s an illusion I share with more or less everyone—that it’s possible to step into the same river twice.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Ystad Sweden
- Stockholm
- Copenhagen
- Usa
- East Germany
- Berlin Wall
- Malmo
- Russia
- Riga
- Djursholm
- Soviet Union
- America
- Europe
- Stasi
- Stockhohn
- Poland
- Gotland
- Grevgatan
- Mariagatan
- Blue Island
- California
- Latvia
- Halcan
- Norway
- Nildasgarden
- Loderup
- England
- Sofia
- East Berlin
- Gothenburg
- San Diego
- Limhamn
First Sentence edit
The story begins with a sudden fit of rage
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Part 1 invasion of the swamps
Part 2 Incident under the surface
Part 3 The sleeping beauty's slumber
Part 4 The phantom
Epilogue
Afterward.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kurt Wallander. (standard series)
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Henning Mankell (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Laurie Thompson (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Swedish
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Page Count: 384
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Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 813
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